Stoves - is an essential household appliances. All processes, from the morning cup of coffee and to prepare a celebratory cake, can not do without the use of this equipment. Home appliances market offers a choice of models with different features, original design, size and color. To please the relatives favorite dishes and delicious cakes you need to properly make a choice.
Content:
- Induction cookers
- Glass-ceramic cookers
- Plates for questioning
- Narrow cookers
- Stoves with convection
- Gas cookers
- Electric cookers
Induction cookers
Induction cookers are popular in European countries. They fit into the interior, easy to use and facilitate the cooking process. Induction models are made in different sizes, from small portable plates with a hob, to models built into the kitchen furniture.
Principle of operation
The high-frequency magnetic induction field creates eddy flows, which is heated by means of tableware. The flow of energy is accumulated in the seat of the dishes, which eliminates leakage of heat outwardly.
When such heating is reduced heat losses, tableware is heated in a short time and heat energy is saved.
Advantages and disadvantages
| pros | Minuses |
| Practical and durable device with intelligent features. | The need to use the special dishes. Induction hob does not respond to the porcelain, brass, glass, brass, ceramic dishes. |
| Energy savings occurs by rapid heating of the surface and automatic disconnection after removing ware from the cooking surface. | Do not install next to the refrigeration equipment. This has a negative effect on the work. |
| Increased safety. Eliminate the possibility of injury, burns by heating only the bottom of the dishes, the surface remains warm. | The models with the common frequency generator to more burners, lose heating capacity, while using. |
| Cleaning working surface does not require special care. By the panel does not stick dust, food, making it easier care. | Work on the network creates a load on the wire, with the old wiring in the room - it is dangerous. |
When choosing induction technology, pay attention:
- the number of power modes;
- model with control panel lock function for those who have small children in the house;
- Choose a comfortable control form magnetic touchscreen slider;
- size and arrangement of burners;
- bottom of the dish is recommended of 12 cm in diameter and 6 mm thickness.
Function to recognize the size and the material allowed to include dishes, if the data correspond to the burner.
Glass-ceramic cookers
Over the past five years, it was released on a variety of models of glass-ceramic plates, indicating that demand for them. Sizes and colors cooktops make choices varied. The working surface is made of glass ceramics so it is smooth and mirror. Burners on it to shape.
Touch control makes the most convenient to use. The hob is made of high-strength material - Cera. Dropping the pan on the surface, nothing will happen to her.
Principle of operation
The heating element acts as a transmission element. He instantly heats and cools rapidly. The heat from the glowing spiral passes through the glass surface and heats the dishes.
Due to the heat transfer properties of the glass ceramic heat is conducted better in upright position so bottom of the dish is heated to a greater extent than the surface.
Advantages and disadvantages
| pros | Minuses |
| An apparatus with an attractive design and high durability, capable of supporting on its surface a capacity of up to 70 liters. | The use of pots and pans with a flat bottom, without bends, potholes. Choose the dishes need a dark matte bottom or from special materials. |
| Some models are able to change not only the size of the burners, but also their form, which facilitates the preparation of dishes in an oval dish (utyatnitsu, Roaster). | Bumpers glass ceramic plates are so low that "escaped" the food would have to "catch" on the floor. As a consequence polluted working surface and the floor. |
| The oven is equipped with several heating elements, which provides a uniform flow of heat. Models available with special supports nominating pan. | There is no protection from the point of exposure. Upon impact with a fork, a knife or other sharp object formed crack. Cooking surface in this case fails. |
| In terms of power consumption, this technology economical. No wasteful heat loss. There are instantaneous heating function. The coating cools down quickly. | It requires careful maintenance. The use of metal items, sponges is highly undesirable. food residues are removed by a scraper, which comes complete with appliances. |
By purchasing the glass ceramic plate, it is important to consider the following points:
- equipped with three types of burners: halogen, rapidnye, induction. Recent considered the best for efficiency and economy. But the cost of such burners is high enough;
- burners with different power saving electricity. Thus, on the cooking surface with burners unequal diameter, the consumed amount of energy that is necessary;
- ovens with reinforced sealing prevent heat loss during cooking. Some of them are able to purify themselves;
- availability of useful functions: programming of your favorite dishes, timer, automatic control of boiling.
Plates for questioning
Cooking a favorite dish in the country is possible. We just need to determine the choice of technology. Typically, this gas or electrical device. Set each of them depending on the conditions in a country house.
Gas stove
If in a holiday village with electricity instability problems, the efficient use of gas appliances. Setting it to the country, keep in mind the kind of fuel that will be used. The gasified holiday village is not much different from the city. For lack of used liquefied gas cylinders.
When choosing a gas stove for questioning worth considering:
- the number of people and length of stay in the country. If family members come to visit the cottage only during the day and no one spends the night, thus eliminating the need for a full-fledged cooking. Preparation of one - two meals or heating - the main task. In this case, fit the desktop version with two rings. Model with four to choose, if you are planning a long stay at the cottage the whole family;
- As a rule, in the plates for country houses eliminate the presence of the oven, the grill. They are replaced by a barbecue and grill;
- plate with small weights convenient for transportation.
Electric stove
When it is not possible to use a gas model in summer conditions helps electric. These boards are distinguished by their functionality. Be aware of the presence in the room quality wiring.
Good "suburban" models are:
- Equipment with rings "pancakes". Their number varies, but for cooking using any utensils;
- classic with pipe heaters. They are heated for a short time. It has a long service life. Models with one hob light in weight.
Plates with a cast iron disc heater cool down time longer and require special care from rust. If used improperly disc swells and burns.
Choosing the plate to the country, it is important to study the characteristics: the material of the cooking surface, dimensions, capacity, number of burners, the supply voltage. Acquire better appliance in a specialty store where the warranty card and the service is provided on-call wizard to install.
In the garden of the time flies by, with a properly selected home appliances can not be afraid to remain without favorite dishes for dinner.
Narrow cookers
Cookers are available in different sizes and even in a small room is always a place for its installation. Narrow devices are electrical and gas.
The width varies from 40 to 56 cm, but they are equipped with everything necessary. Depth within 60 cm, which corresponds to the standard depth of the floor cabinets of kitchen units. The height of the individual models is 90 cm.
Common features: digital display with sleep timer, regulators. Automatic programming is not available.
hardware Feature
- Devices are equipped with four burners with three types of power: small, medium (two pieces), and high. The combined narrow models can be installed three gas burners and one electrical. In models with two burners no oven.
- In the narrow devices oven roomy and spacious, allowing you to prepare dishes using the usual utensils for baking. Ovens equipped with one of the bottom burner.
- Advantages: low cost and small size.
- Introduced assortment on the market makes it possible to acquire the device of any style: from classic to hi-tech.
Helpful tips when choosing
- should pay attention to the size of the oven, its workspace. On ovens with some models affected by the small size. This criterion account for hostess using this function;
- if there is no need to use four burners, chose the two that will save gas (and electricity) and, accordingly, the family budget;
- customer reviews on these household appliances to help decide which model to choose.
Stoves with convection
Special method of heating the oven with built-in fan, which provides free movement of the hot air is called convection. The temperature in the oven over the entire area is heated to the same value that does not burn on the dish. When you select a home appliance, the hostess, who give priority to the baking, stop its attention to such models.
Principle of operation
By displacement is meant convection of hot air, which is accompanied by heat exchange. In a typical gas stove everything is made easy: below are the torch over which set the pan at the desired height. Heating takes place only at the bottom of the oven, baking browns top by natural convection.
Often, the hosts have to travel a number of manipulations in order to achieve a ruddy baking on all sides. That part of the product, which is located on the far wall of a finished much faster than the other one, located next to the door.
Some models have a burner in the upper part of the oven. In such equipment the heating elements are combined: Upper electric torch is set in the lower part - a gas. Additional heat facilitates cooking.
Advantages and disadvantages
| pros | Minuses |
| Reduces cooking time. | High price. |
| The electrical models of convection temperature is set at 10-15 degrees lower than that specified in the recipe, which saves energy. | Large dimensions ovens, in comparison with the conventional. |
| The device is suitable for roasting large cuts of meat, pastries, confectionery. | Installing convection devices requires a careful approach is recommended to address to the master. |
In addition to these advantages, convection dries the separated juice, in excessive amounts of product, baked through carcasses of birds, makes the crust crispy.
The market offers electric and gas convection model. In the past, thanks to the auto ignition, a gas leak is excluded. No risk of fire, gas poisoning others.
Gas cookers
Despite the popularity of modern electric stoves, high-quality gas models did not concede to them. They are still in demand in the market. Select a gas appliance is easier than electric.
Modern devices are equipped with a special system, which avoids gas leakage. Electric ignition, which is equipped with appliances simplifies the incorporation, matches are not required.
There are three kinds of gas cookers:
- Built-in furniture - Built-in kitchen: worktop installed in the tabletop headset, oven located below it.
- Desktop - mobile, easy to carry. Set on a work surface countertops. Used in suburban towns, country houses.
- Floor - Complete plate with a hob, cooker, oven.
Materials of manufacture of a working surface
- The cooktop made of enamelled material. These models have a low price. Material tested for decades and has established itself as a reliable. However, when strong impact appearance chipping can not be avoided, so the coating is inferior to new materials.
- Panels manufactured with a stainless steel surface, practical and reliable in use. Metal surface gloss gives a special kind of kitchen.
- aluminum alloy coating has a lighter shade, and looks like stainless steel.
- Modern gas stove ceramic glass, heat-resistant glass and have been called "gas under glass".
Since the gas equipment is considered to be dangerous, the safety functions are in the current model:
- equipping the burners and ovens special sensors that automatically stop feeding the gas when the fire could be extinguished;
- presence thermoelectric system "gas control";
- several layers of heat-resistant glass, inserted in the oven door.
In order not to spoil the floor metal support equipment, its legs are fitted with height-adjustable. This helps to avoid problems with uneven floors. The legs are made of solid rubber or plastic.
When the lower part is strongly heated, the plastic from the heat breaks. So if plastic feet are installed, they need to be replaced over time. One of the options - heat-resistant rubber.
At the time of the purchase of home appliances, pay attention to the characteristics: size, number of burners, their size and forms hob, design type oven (gas, electric, combined), the manufacturer technology.
Electric cookers
An indispensable tool in the house, where there is no pipeline. A wide range of electric models presented allows you to make a choice that will really have at heart the mistress.
If gas appliances need natural "fuel", the need for electrical wiring in the house of the powerful. Cooker may be a single hob. Even such equipment has an original design and color schemes.
Operating principle
Electric current passes through the tubular electric heaters located under each hob. With this generated heat.
In simple words, the spiral inside the burners, are heated by an electric current. Heat distribution occurs uniformly on all objects that are close.
The market four types of electric cookers presented:
- halogen - Warm up for a short time and quickly cooled. They are a kind of glass-ceramic plates.
- classic - Principle of operation: an electric current passes through a conductor with high resistance, due to this process of heat evolution.
- induction - The principle of operation consists in heating dishes using induced eddy currents which generate a magnetic field.
- vITROCERAMICe - These models are equipped with a helical ribbon and heating elements.
Modern electric ovens equipped with useful features:
- the oven has advantages over a gas oven: due to uniform warm air in upper and lower parts;
- function cooking grill; distinguished with infrared equipment and electric grill. It is believed that cooking with infrared grill better preserves the useful elements and taste;
- timer helps to keep track of the time needed for cooking, notifies the end of the cooking process;
- It is reflected on the display of the operation mode information, temperature, cooking duration;
- function "internal memory" stores the parameters for cooking (heating mode, temperature, time).
Enameled models are equipped with electric stoves burners made of cast iron, care for them is not difficult. High-strength material, and retains heat well.
Distinguish burners:
- express burners are used for rapid heating (7 minutes);
- standard for daily cooking hobs (heated for 10 minutes);
- automatic, with a special sensor for detecting the temperature of dishes.
Correctly chosen electric with a variety of functionality is a perfect gift for the hostess.
